The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-03
IN the House.

IN the House.
In the HOylse to-day special order was the
bill introduced Nv Ar. Glenn, Of Whitfield,
10 require white and cClOred children u be
taught in SEPARATE schools 10 other bust
ness was transacted NJ Glenn maize
lengthy speech IN import u the bin. The
outline of his argument was that the bill in
tended merely t. carry out the admitted and
declared policy Of the State. He urged that
the civilization Of our people wOnd b.
threatened by mixed schools. tend
ing t. inteiInarringe He claimc1 -
lie an advocate Of equal IIgh.s
before the law and that the negro has and
il Is guaranteed 10 him All m'u should
have equal rights, but the two races sOai0lly
must flow IN separate streams He citd
Massachusetts, New YORK and Ohio laws on
this subject lie cited the Dixon will case
and other illustrations Of the disposition II
Georgia to 90 any length 20 give the negro
his rights under the law He read from a
negro paper published ia Atlanta demand
ing mixed schools, showing the temper and
spirit Of the negro on this subject He
urgcd the Legislature to settle the question
now before evil comes Of it,
Wilson, Of Camden, defended his minor
ity report, contcnding that the bill was un-
constitutional notwithstanding all the de
cisions read IL was said that the bill was
intended to meet an evil 70 come.
CAN sgE no DAsGER
lie could appTehenl no danger The color
ed people were satisfied with the present
law oil Georgia. The bill would prohibit
teaching the two races in the same SUNDAY
school, while the law Of Georgia only pro
hibited mixed common schools. and this legal
requirement was fully carried out 80 far as
be knew. lie coufrndc1 iiiat ths-bilI would
be injurious to teachers He conbatcl
the argument that cO-cllucation would
bring about the interularIiage
~ ka a
also wrong in that 1t dlscrininated among
the professions. a lawyer was not prDhib
iiaal from taxing case for a cOlOre,i man
Then why should n teacher BE- prohibited
from teaching colored childf lie only
contende1 for justice and equal rights.
THE BILL or RIGHTS
He read from the bin Of rights that all
government was instituted for the good
Of the whole What right is guaran-
tee1 20 those who are en-
gagged in the grand work Of
teaching whether white or colored lie
said that in some localities there were not
sufficient numbers Of children TO support
two schools and the law would not permit
both races 10 be educated in the same
school. The bill OF Mr. Glenn would pro
hibit the mixing of the races in private as
well rs the public schools. Many Of the
churches were composed OF both
white and black, who worshiped
together, sat together and communod 10
gctber The bill said that the children Of
these communicates SHOULD not he taught in
the same common schools. The constitu-
ton said there should be no legislation in
regard 10 the social status of the citizens of
nhe State. Are we not now proposing 10
lcgislate upon the social statusi lie con
tended that the social status would
take care Of itself He did
not ask for inter-marriage or
anything Of that kind, nor did he know
of a single negro who wished to have his
children educated with the whites, but he
asked that all our legislation should be for
the good Of both races.
ANXIOUS TO UPHOLD THE LAW
lie would go hand in hand with the gen
tlcman from Whitfield in upholding the
laws Of Georgia on this subject, but be saw
no reason for the passage Of this bill, and
he contendcd that no good reason Ind
been shown in the speech Of Mr. Glenn. He
insisted that the act of the Legislature I'm
giving him the seat held by a white Demo
crat % which MI Glenn had alludci) was
only nm act Of justice, founded upon indiF-
putable proof OF his legal right 10 the sent
He admitted that there were white pm
pills in the Atlanta University, but
s9id they were there before the
State OF Georgia hal contributed dollar 10
that institution, md that the States $1,000
contribution was only onc-fourth the ex-
certainly cripple that university, and would
in5ure the grnndest institution for the col
ored people IN the STATE. The university
had turned out many deserving coored mon
and what white person had IL ever injured
He denied that the university taught any
such thing as the intcr-mmriage Of the
races He appeniel ~ the reason of the
membcrs and asked them 20 read carefully
the constitution of the State OF Georgia and
the constitution Of the United States before
acting on this bill He disclnimed OH the
part OF his race any desire for the inter
mingling Of the races, and said that the
men who contendcd for 1t did not represent
the colored sentiment Of the State Of
Georgia.
LEcrURED CRAwFoRDs ARGUMENT
Lecturcd Crawford, Of Mcintosh, folt
constrained as one Of the two members who
mnde the minority report % say something
on this subject Like Josbun who WAS not
deferred when the scouts brought word
that the Communities were mighty men Of
valor Inc would not be deferred
by odds from contcnding for the
right The university Of Atlanta had
done much for the colUred race
before tho State oided il. Why not
give IL credit for what IL has donoi He
quoted Judge Hillyer as saying that no stu
dent Of that university had ever come before
him charged with crime. The state Of
Georgia was In d large degree responsible
for the Ignorance Of the negroes. II this
bill passes not only tho Atlanta university
but many other schools viii be crippled. lie
aaid that the 5000 given 10 the Atlanta
university was part Of the land
scrip Of Ehc United States and could not be
accepted by the State without giving II to
that Institution II was a part OF the con
trnct Why enact such law as this when
the two races arc getting along together 80